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Ramblings about life in general

I wasn’t feeling my usual self for these last couple of months. Reading has taken a backseat forever and lethargy seems to have taken over. I do occasionally devour some light-hearted stuff from Chetan Bhagat or Nancy Drew(I know, cringeworthy!) but the idea is to do what I like, and not what I am supposed to do. The pressure to live upto the expectations that I have set for myself is gut-wrenching at times, however, what’s life without these set of rules? I would just be an aimless soul wandering through the streets of the ‘oh-so-familiar’ life. Speaking of wanderings, it appears that lives have resumed to normal for many. I gauge this from the general sentiment over my social media feed. Remember how each of us had turned into some sort of a social media junkie in 2020? I have lost count of the number of  folks who had resolved to pick up some form of talent and monetise it over Youtube, Insta or blogger. I myself had resorted to exploring various forms of my talent like exercise...

A day spent in the lap of nature

The concept of eco-farms has been quite a rage for some time. It encourages a sustainable way of farming which works in harmony with the environment. It is estimated that farming accounts for close to 86% of Green House Gas emissions (source: Google) and there is a growing need to arrest these mal effects in whatever way possible. Recently, the cab aggregator Ola has launched its line of e-scooters, the bookings for which were handled solely via an application developed for this purpose. None of the consumers showed an interest in test-driving the vehicle, which speaks of a shift in the way they have started to approach the buying process. Such is the power of the technology! It is the future and the customers are willing to go the extra mile in order to adopt it. After all, it leaves a softer carbon footprint on the planet. State governments are also offering umpteen subsidies and relaxation of road & registration tax rules in order to encourage adoption of Electric Vehicles. ...